Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - October 4, 2023

                                                         

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.

October Number Sense Learning Center Game and Activities - $2.00

by Mickey's Place

K- 1st grades
Activities, Assessment, Centers

Number Sense: October is a complete learning game to enhance the concept of numbers: one thru twelve. Number Sense: October incorporates the theme of Halloween.

Number Sense October involves matching the cards to their appropriate number.

The cards include: Dice, ten frames, dots, number words, objects to count, and tally marks.    

Halloween Song-Writing Activity Print and Digital - $3.50

by Charlene Tess

6th - 10th grades

Activities, Handouts

                                                                             

This fun Halloween Song-Writing Activity works best if students work in pairs or in small groups. They will enjoy changing the lyrics of familiar Christmas songs to spooky or funny Halloween songs.

 

Halloween Emergent Readers - Sight Words & Story Retelling | Open Dyslexic Font - $3.29

by Primarily Learning

K - 1st grades

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Centers

Develop reading comprehension skills & practice high-frequency words with these diverse Halloween Emergent Readers created with Open Dyslexic Font. Note how they align with the Science of Reading. Use some of the 20 characters for Retelling a Story about Halloween. Choose to cut and paste, write, draw, and/or color.

Los Números para Halloween en español - $3.00

by Urbino12

PreK - 1st grades

Activities, Printables

Halloween themed numbers 1-10 in Spanish. Great for FLES! Created in black and white for easy printing! 

Students can: 

1) trace/write/copy the number

2) trace/write the word

3) create the number using the tens frame

4) identify and circle the number in a Halloween themed shape

5) color or circle the number of Halloween items for the number depicted on each page

Halloween Activities | Halloween Writing Prompts | Spooky Story Writing - $3.25

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by Two Little Birds

2nd - 4th grades

Printables

A fun Halloween activity for students to write a spooky story using the elements of a story.  Digital slide for prewriting and good writing pages.  Drafting pages, lined pages to publish and an illustration page is included.  

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

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April Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's April already, the school year is almost over.  Now it's time to look forward toward spring vacation if it hasn't already come and gone. Stop by our blog linky and see what great tips and advice are there just for you.

If you're interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here....The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names.

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 Spring Activities

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Begin with mud and splash into fun learning this Spring.

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Music to Calm the Soul and Enhance Learning

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

“Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” –Ludwig van Beethoven. Why is it that for many of us, music is an essential part of our personal lives yet when we go to work or school we turn it off?

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 The Elephant in the Classroom

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight 

 Where is the elephant in the classroom? The recent college admissions scandal might give us a clue.

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 Scaredy Squirrel - Mentor Text

By Alison Monk of The Literacy Garden 

 What happens when Scaredy Squirrel visits YOUR home? This free writing activity will get your writers excited!

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 I Feel Bad for People Who Say They Feel Badly

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess 

 Do you know how to decide between the words bad and badly? Many people don't.

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 7 Tips to Help Students Revise Their Essay

By Sally Hansen of Purposeful Plans 

 Try out these 7 helpful tips to guide your students during the revising phase. Your writers can use these tips throughout during the writing process.

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 How to Start Book Clubs in Your Classroom

By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing 

 Are you considering using book clubs in your classroom? Learn five things you should do before you introduce book clubs to your class.

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 Make Mistakes on Purpose

By Erik Arndt of Insights to English

 When students have the opportunity to correct the teacher, it reinforces that language point, assesses the students' understanding of that language point, gives the learner confidence, and teaches students to problem-solve.

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 Exploring Patterns With Project-Based Learning: Rotations, Reflections & Translations

 By Tracy Willis of Mossy Oak Musings

Explore 4th and 5th grade geometry concepts with project-based learning. It's always surprising who excels with this type of project, and who finds them challenging. This one doesn't disappoint!

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Whole Body Learning

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

 Geometry was a daunting subject for me in high school. So when I started teaching, I was determined to think of a way to teach geometry that was fun and interactive.

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 Be sure to visit all of our teachers for some awesome ideas to use with your students.

 

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Musical Math - Engaging and Interactive Math Game

By: Third Grade Triumph
Grades 3-4

Are you looking for a fun way to engage your students in math review? Then look no further! This product allows students to review essential third grade addition and subtraction skills in an interactive and engaging way. They will have so much fun. The game requires minimal prep. This comes with a recording sheet or you can have your students record their answers on a whiteboard or communicator. Whatever works for you! This is perfect for 3rd graders, but can be used to enrich second graders or help struggling 4th graders. CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT. 

Getting Through Parents' Night - Sharing is Caring Teacher Blogging Collaborative

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Do you ever find yourself losing sleep over parent night?

These seasoned educators from our Sharing is Caring Teacher Blogging Collaborative have some great tips for you. Read what they have to say about the subject.

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What Makes a Successful Back-to-School Night?

By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Make the most of your Back-to-School event. Organize your presentation, make sure you've given the essential information, and make families feel comfortable and welcomed on your campus.

Getting Through Parents' Night

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

A few tips to help you relax about your Parents' Night presentation. You've got this!

Not Another Parent Night!

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I’d like to share what my partner and I have done to make parent night fun for everyone, including ourselves, since neither of us likes to get up in front of an audience, other than our classroom, lol! 

Six Tips for Making Parent's Night a Piece of Cake

By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Six tips to help you make the most out of Parent's Night

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